
Question 9: Is a third party, a person or an organisation, allowed to apply for a divorce on behalf of either spouse? And why?
In principle, the right to marry as well as the right to divorce are individual rights, accompanying each person which consequently cannot be assigned to any third party[2]. Thus, either the husband or wife cannot authorise anyone to apply for a divorce on their behalf. However, they may authorise a third party, a person or…